Definition of discoid Discoid

dis•coid

We found 6 definitions of discoid from 5 different sources.

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What does discoid mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

discoid, discoider, discoidest

discoid - having a flat circular shape
  discoidal, disklike, disclike, disk-shaped, disc-shaped
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • discoid (Adjective)
    Of, pertaining to, or shaped like a disc / disk.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • discoid (a.)
    Having the form of a disk, as those univalve shells which have the whorls in one plane, so as to form a disk, as the pearly nautilus.
  • discoid (n.)
    Anything having the form of a discus or disk; particularly, a discoid shell.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • discoid
    -al, dis′koid, -al, adj. having the form of a disc. [Gr. diskos, and eidos, form.]

Part of speech

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  • discoid, adjective.

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Sign Language

discoid in sign language
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